UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2021
MaxCyte, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-40674 | 52-2210438 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
22 Firstfield Road, Suite 110
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(301) 944-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | MXCT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial account standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws
On August 3, 2021, the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended Bylaws”) of MaxCyte, Inc. (the “Company”) became effective in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering of shares of its common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (the “IPO”). The Board of Directors of the Company previously approved the Amended Bylaws to become effective on the closing of the IPO, and the form of the Amended Bylaws was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-257810) filed in connection with the IPO.
The foregoing description of the Amended Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and which are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MaxCyte, Inc. | ||
| Dated: August 4, 2021 | By: | /s/ Doug Doerfler |
| Doug Doerfler | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||